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As Ohio prisons officials work on a way to continue carrying out executions, House and Senate leaders are considering having deeper discussions on the…
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The state has not carried out an execution in 18 months. And it was likely the state’s last, according to the architect of Ohio’s 1981 death penalty law.…
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Majority Republicans in the Ohio House are discussing doing away with the death penalty, as executions remain on hold because of trouble obtaining lethal…
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Executions had been set to resume next month after a 16-year pause. A federal judge halted the sentences as inmates challenge the government's lethal injection protocol.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says for the first time in three years, there likely won't be an execution in the state this year, as officials struggle to find…
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The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has ruled Ohio's current lethal injection system does not pose an unconstitutional risk of suffering…
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is dismissing a legislator's proposal to use fentanyl to execute death row inmates as the state struggles to find a lethal…
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The refusal of pharmaceutical companies to sell the state lethal injection drugs has capital punishment at a virtual standstill. A state lawmaker said he…
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says the state is having difficulty finding a new set of lethal execution drugs following concerns raised by a judge over the…
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The Justice Department's announcement that the federal government will resume its use of capital punishment has raised questions about the drugs it plans to use.